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As an LSU fan, I wouldn't mind having FSU and Clemson in the SEC from a football standpoint

I like this Jamie guy, not because he said nice things about FSU but because he sounds like he’s extremely well informed & gives serious thought to who should go where & why. I’m gonna check out his channel. Thanks for bringing him on the show!

It’s not true, Clemson’s TV ratings are top15 in the country.

Appreciate the mention of Auburn as a welcoming SEC community. It is. Auburn truly is a lovely village on the plains. Such friendly, welcoming people.

I actually have at least in the first phase of realignment as it stands now UNC/Clemson to the SEC. FSU/Miami to the BIG 10. I can see FSU in the SEC; however, FSU I have learned will battle. This just my opinion, I think in their minds they remember the playoff snub, and if they get the chance to go to Fox Sports they will.

Hey! We hate the SEC! We hate Disney, we hate ESPN, we hate the College Football Playoff Committee. We want to join the B1G. Thats what is best for us. Go Noles ------;;--->

Tennessee here.......come on over! It fits and will be fun!!

South carolina belongs in group of 5, perìod, football wìse.

Can't wait for FSU and Clemson to be in the SEC.

USC is scared that if Clemson had SEC money that they would reel off 10+ wins in a row. Its quite possible, Clemson has every other advantage you can think of.

What makes this guy an “insider” ? Looks like another RU-vid fanboy with an opinion to me

South Carolina gets no say IMO. They haven't done squat since joining the SEC. The worst addition to the SEC in my lifetime in terms of what they have brought to the table.

Missouri belongs in the Big.

Appreciate the WVU mention. I think our fans would love it too. It was great going to and hosting SEC schools coming to Morgantown for games. Would love to have the Gamecocks on the schedule.

I don’t know where he’s getting his data. FSU and Clemson both average double the viewers that UVA and UNC bring. Do you think advertisers want potential viewers are guaranteed viewers. I can guarantee ESPN doesn’t want to lose the Greenville/Atlanta/Charlotte viewers that Clemson carries to Fox.

thanks for the WVU love, much appreciated

See you soon Notre Dame! I am inevitable. Sincerely, The Big Ten

Yes, the reason the gamecocks have never really competed, is because they’re in the SEC 😅😅😅😅. This guy is completely delusional. I get he’s a gamecock homer, and that’s fine, but to say Clemson isn’t at the top with FSU in terms of revenue, and ratings, is showing obvious bias. I honestly don’t care if we go to the Big 10 or SEC, but to act like Clemson would be at the level of mediocrity as USC, is just not using logic or reason, especially given the fact that SC has competed in the easier side of the conference and unable to do much in that spot.

With streaming tv , markets are irrelevant. Big10 needs the southern footprint. Most fellow Clemson fans favor B10. Asking the Lamecocks about taking anyone is like asking Joes grocery store about taking Walmart

Wvu fits the sec. Country music, southern culture, love college sports.

Why is SC involved here? They are a bottom feeder in the SEC. They have no effect on what Clemson and FSU do in most years regardless of which conference. They have never won anything much in football. The SC guy acts like his team is really important, but everyone knows that is ridiculous. This is intended as fact. I do respect his opinion however.

Great talk and good insight. I’m an Ole Miss fan but have been watching all your videos. What I can’t figure out is why some of our podcast at Ole Miss are talking about adding Kansas to the SEC. WTH???

Cue Country Roads! Ole Miss fan here …..thand make a fun venue🎉

Big 10 is a national brand with better academics. This is the better path for the Noles. Upside to the SEC is travel proximity. Either way leaving the ACC is a win.

Greenville SC is the number 4 TV market in college football. Behind only Columbus Ohio, Tuscaloosa, and Atlanta. Columbia, SC isn't in the top 25.

If the SEC is so good how come 1 team dominated for a decade

Appreciate the WVU mention as a two-time alum from there. It’s a special place and a rabid fan base. It would fit (btw I currently work at Mississippi State so very familiar with SEC)

Lifelong fsu fan here. The SEC probably makes more sense. But I truly despise that league. Given the choice I’d rather go big10. But I could get used to the sec. I suppose. I just hate them. Hate them.

You lost me when you claim UNC brings more value than Clemson. Certainly not for football, they do in basketball but bball matters very little in revenue value.

Tallahassee also heavily recruits Georgia and Alabama

Why doesn’t the SEC grab all four, fsu, Clemson, North Carolina, and one other. It would level out the team ratio with the big 10. The big ten will probably grab two schools like Miami or duke or Georgia tech which would bring them to 20.

Why would FSU join the SEC when ESPN just shunned them? Plus, you would be in competition with 2 powerhouses in Georgia & Alabama? I could see 4-6 ACC teams joining the Big 10. (Clemson, Duke, FSU, North Carolina & more?)

As a gamecock I’m fine with both Clemson and FSU joining the SEC and was previously against. These are both state schools and the presidents make the decision. I can bet these presidents don’t want to go in front of their state houses and tell why they didn’t vote for another state school to get more money. We’re not talking about small differences but huge.

Thank you for talking about conference realignment from the lens of an SEC perspective. I’m a B1G fan personally but I think the conversation about FSU to the B1G is too myopic. The SEC has schools that they want too and the SEC is thinking about revenue disparities too. Whenever the ACC starts to come apart, the SEC & B1G are going to have a feeding frenzy. What none of us (including all of the ACC schools) knows is how many schools each conference wants to add. I personally suspect that the SEC is looking to add 4 schools and the B1G is thinking about adding 6. But even they aren’t sure which ones they will end up with when this is all said and done…

WVU is a top 30 brand in almost every metric. Huge southern fan base. We would love the invite.

Good show TJ. I liked your guest's perspectives. I share a lot of his thoughts on everyone except Duke. I think SEC would add Kansas over Duke, and perhaps WVU over both of them. #1 SEC pick has got to be FSU. #2 is Clemson. #3 is either UNC or, as he mentioned late: NCSt. Certainly NCSt over Duke. Duke is more of an ACC privates (a group that may grow in numbers with additions of Tulane and Rice (outside chance: Liberty & Tulsa). Otherwise, if the ACC privates do not hold as a New Ivy League, then I see Duke in either the Big12 or AAC or BigEast. There is no reason why Duke could not be another TCU, but so far they just haven't done it. All the big privates except ND, TCU, Baylor, BYU have suffered of late, and that includes USC & MIA in the latter category. Neither Vanderbilt nor Northwestern would be added to their respective conferences today if not already members, though Northwestern posts better media numvers than does Vandy. Vanderbilt needs to get their athletics (football, basketball) chit together like they have their academics. Would SEC kick them out ? No. But if revenue sharing model changes, they could and should get hosed. And that's unnecessary as Vandy has to sell what other don't - an Ivy League quality education, same with Duke, Wake, BC, ND, Tulane, SMU, to some extent, MIA, and fast rising to that status are: TCU, Baylor. Many would argue BYU meets that standard. There's no reason those schools could not all be TCUs/NDs in football as well as athletics, but for this new paradigm shift - required compensation of athletes as either employees or independent contractors.... or is it ... really ?

The Gators would not stand for The A&M disrespect. They'll take The Big Ten money in a heartbeat. Not only is the money and academics better, but Florida would own a share of The Big Ten Netowrk, which beats getting a check from an unstable ESPN. 😂

Clemson brings a lot more to the SEC than UNC or UVA. If the SEC expands +2 the no brainer is FSU and Clemson.

Spocken like a true Gamecock 😂 he obviously has never looked at viewership numbers. Clemson and FSU draw way more eyeballs than any other team in the ACC and it isn’t even close.

FSU and UF play each other every year dude. South Carolina and Clemson play every year. You can’t get any equal playing field than that. Let’s disregard the facts and keep the clickbait clicking on full charge.

UF and Georgia always voted against FSU joining...Even Spurrier said why would I want to have to play FSU twice...regular season and SEC championship

The Gators already triple dog dared The SEC and ESPN to invite FSU. The Gators will leave to The Big Ten if that ever happens. They're no cowards. You're not going to Texas A&M them. 😂

Bro why do u think Florida st going to sec, they hate ESPN, it’s already done sir they going to big ten. Don’t u k ow that

Clemson has ran circles around Carolina for so long that this dude is delusional

C’mon TJ, as a Gator. I really don’t think UF is terrified of FSU in the league. They look at it as a zero sum. They look at LSU and UGA seem to benefit from being the only school. But truthfully most Gators are ok with FSU. UF (and FSU) fans feel there are too many major schools in the state and don’t want Miami and UCF just to get it down to a 2 school state.

Nope! UNC, GT and UVA are definitely Big Ten bound if The ACC implodes.

TJ, seriously, how do you sit there with a straight face and agree with this guy that Clemson doesn’t bring eyeballs? You know damn well that they do. You’ve seen the ratings, and know they’re generally top 15, and more often than not, top 10. I get he’s a guest, but you need to call bs when bs is clearly presented.

FSU and Clemson to b10. Unc, uva, vt, and ncst to sec with varying degrees of reduced payouts (only unc gets a full share).

Lol. What's wrong w Mizzou!?

Florida wouldn’t stand for fsu or miami in the SEC. Don’t see it ever happening. They do not want to recruit against in-state rivals who are also in conference. That being said, the college football landscape has changed so dramatically in the past few years, who knows what could happen.

If you don’t have AAU status,forget about the Big

73-43. Yikes.

FSU, Clemson, Miami to Big Ten. Notre Dame to Big Ten. Maybe Utah +1 more out West. 24 teams max.

I've heard the argument that South Carolina doesn't want Clemson in the SEC because it would level the playing field for the Tigers. That's laughable. Since the Gamecocks have been in the SEC they are 11--20 against Clemson. It doesn't matter ---the Clemson/ SC rivalry is pretty lopsided. SC is 20--36==4 against the Tar Heels.

Midwest is not as friendly as the South , so I see there point about Mizzou

Tulane is a sleeping giant in this all.

An SEC fan with a brain…wow!

Go NOLES The Climb Trust Coach Norvell 🔥🏈🏆

I’m sorry but what Clemson or FSU fan gives a shit about playing Rutgers, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue, Northwestern when all they have is Ohio State and Michigan from a football standpoint?

I have to disagree Missouri belongs in the SEC

Fsu does not feel like a sec school. It might have in the mid nineties. It does not now. It feels more of a big ten school. Clemson seems more sec to me. I look at if it’s a good actual school it doesn’t fit the sec. If a school cares more about football then a students education they are a sec school. If a school cares about football but also wants their students to get a great education. It’s more a big ten school.

lol "Clemson doesn't add anything." What exactly has SC added in football? A 1969 ACC title? Yearly matchups of Clemson-Georgia or Alabama or Tennessee or Auburn draws viewers. FSU does the same thing. UNC does not.

UVA? Why would anyone want a Vandy?

Does not make any sense for Florida State to go to the SEC. FLORIDA STATE IS BETTER IN THE BIG TEN.

It's crazy to me that people like UF fans would rather see the rivalry die than to have their rival join their conference.

So this dude really think they all going to the SEC , man please some are but some going to the big ten to man.

TAR HEELS!!!!!

Sorry fellas, FSU will NEVER Get an invite to the SEC… They already have the flagship University. Period. End of discussion. Next most likely adds are UNC + UVA. That’s it.

Please, South Carolina, come up and play in the B1G and see how it is...😂😂😂Gooooo Bluuuuuueeeeee Baby!

Take off the hater rose colored glasses. What’s Clemsons record vs SEC since 2013

Forget the sec!

I was going to point out that S.C didn't play the best of the SEC every year, but then looked at their 2024 schedule. Wow, they better hope that Clemson joins the SEC because they need to find some wins somewhere. The only P5 game they have a chance to win is Vandy this year.

You two guys ain't said shit!t to move the needle. You keep telling us the SEC is the best thing since sliced bread but they only play each other. We are tired of them and tired you being their cheerleaders.

So what did he expose? nothing new. The SEC is as top heavy of a conference that there is. Alabama, Georgia, sometimes LSU & thats it. The media is allied with the SEC in order to hype that bloated conference. Texas joined and the SEC has suppressed their program. Ole Miss, S.Carolina, Vanderbilt, Miss St, uk, mizzou, Tenn, Auburn, nobody is scared to play these teams.

The least of UF worries. B10 bound.

These teams will go to the big 10 because it's a better conference in major city and they have way more moneyabd tradition over the sec

Do not ignore the academic advantages to FSU of hanging with the B1G. FSU administrators have been pro B1G for a long time, even though fans wanted the SEC. Since the playoff snub, as you certainly know, there is now a lot of fan bitterness toward EPSN and the SEC. Does Duke basketball really add enough to make up for Duke football?

Southern Schools are a 4 year community college, FSU what's more, National brand, AAU status, Growth in there brand, National and Global students,and local region also, growth in campus and city, growth in business, it's more than football too, just not the cake, icing too

The peacocking from shit teams in the SEC is comedy. They only have to play 8 games in conference anyway.

You are not going anywhere for several years.

If Clemson Joined the SEC, South Carolina would be just as bad as Vandy.

If the SEC adds UNC and Va the entire Confederate Union is back together. Is the South gonna rise again through sports? Interesting.

Stop with WVU getting an SEC invite. It'll never happen, especially after the way the fan base went after LSU the season they got stomped by them at home.

No mention of Miami ? Wait till the U destroys the Gators and FSU. This is Miami's year.

Not even 30 seconds in and spouting bs lies lmao. Uf doesn't care what fsu does lol. If fsu joined sec when invited they would have 0 natty rn

Clemson and FSU to BIG12. B1G and SEC do not need them. Too many other great Teams available UVA, ND, UNC, Duke, Miami, Stanford, Cal, etc.

The Gators already triple dog dared The SEC and ESPN to invite FSU. The Gators will leave to The Big Ten if that ever happens. They're no cowards. You're not going to Texas A&M them. 😂